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i want to bring in abc's global affairs anchor christiane amanpour in cairo tonight. christiane, you've been with us every step of the way on this. this truce came after secretary clinton's arrival. how big a role did she play and how big a role was this for the new government of egypt in fashioning this truce? >> reporter: well, any time a secretary of state travels, it's really important. and she was there for the closing. but all the american officials have said, this was egypt's proposal. america spoke to hamas through egypt. israel spoke to hamas through egypt. and president obama in his statement after the cease-fire said that he had urged the israeli prime minister to accept egypt's proposal. they definitely played the major role here in getting hamas to the table. i had an exclusive interview with the head of hamas, he said what they want out of it is a lifting of the siege. that may happen. what israel wants out of it is no more rockets into israel and no more supply of weapons to gaza. they might get that, as well. but of course, we're going to watch. it's f
i want to bring in abc's global affairs anchor christiane amanpour in cairo tonight. christiane, you've been with us every step of the way on this. this truce came after secretary clinton's arrival. how big a role did she play and how big a role was this for the new government of egypt in fashioning this truce? >> reporter: well, any time a secretary of state travels, it's really important. and she was there for the closing. but all the american officials have said, this was egypt's...
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hillary clinton just arrived in cairo earlier she was back in jerusalem for another round of meetings with israeli leaders trying to help negotiate an end to the fighting. >> we'll work with our partners in israel and across the region, toward an outcome that both feel security -- that bolsters security for the people of israel, improved conditions for the people of gaza and move towards a comprehensive peace for all people of the region. >> reporter: take a look at this, in the last 30 minutes a camera captured this explosion in gaza city, fame sight now. clinton was in the west bank yesterday meeting with palestinian president mahmoud abbas and from the vatican the pope is calling on both sides to make courageous decisions in favor of peace. he says he's praying for the victims. more than 130 palestinians killed, five israelis are dead. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> shoppers who decide to brave wal-mart stores thanksgiving night could be welcomeed by somebody other than the usual eye greeter protest areas plan to picket 1,000 wal-mart locations for black friday. wal-mart is trying
hillary clinton just arrived in cairo earlier she was back in jerusalem for another round of meetings with israeli leaders trying to help negotiate an end to the fighting. >> we'll work with our partners in israel and across the region, toward an outcome that both feel security -- that bolsters security for the people of israel, improved conditions for the people of gaza and move towards a comprehensive peace for all people of the region. >> reporter: take a look at this, in the...
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now in the eye of this deadly storm with breakneck meetings of all the major players in jerusalem, cairo and gaza. all day rumors of peace flew, so did the rockets and the leaflets. israel dropping thousands of them warning some 200,000 gazans to flee homes that could be bombed, and they fled with mattresses and luggage piled high on donkey carts and rickshaws as israel cratered entire blocks tonight. 1 million palestinians remain in harm's way. and anger soaring in the west bank where palestinians tossed stones protesting the raids, battling israeli troops. we just have to get back into our cab here because we got tear gassed. the clash is spilling over right into the checkpoint here between israel and the west bank. the fighting is exacting an excruciating cost, nearly 150 palestinians and 4 israelis dead. and tonight, over 3.5 million israelis remain in rocket range, cowering from ceaseless sirens and the spray of shrapnel. nearly 140 rockets lobbed into israel in the past few hours blasting through homes in israel's southern city of beer sheva and 60 miles north in a tel aviv suburb.
now in the eye of this deadly storm with breakneck meetings of all the major players in jerusalem, cairo and gaza. all day rumors of peace flew, so did the rockets and the leaflets. israel dropping thousands of them warning some 200,000 gazans to flee homes that could be bombed, and they fled with mattresses and luggage piled high on donkey carts and rickshaws as israel cratered entire blocks tonight. 1 million palestinians remain in harm's way. and anger soaring in the west bank where...
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later today, clinton is scheduled to travel to cairo where world leaders are working to broker a cease-fire. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> the people for the ethical treatment of animals asking the white house to forego what it calls an outdated thanksgiving tradition. the head of peta wants president obama to skip today's turkey pardoning ceremony saying it makes light of the mass slaughter of 47 million birds. peta is asking americans to forego meat. the president is set to pardon cobbler or gobbler 10 a.m. today. >>> a food bank is still short the number of turkeys it needs. we've been telling you about sacred heart for several days. today volunteers will be handing out the last of 4200 food boxes. organizers say they still need 200 more turkeys. to find out how you can help, go to abc7news.com click on see it on tv. >> a lot of help to be had. >>> this morning, were you joking about me driving 50 miles per hour. i bet a lot of folks are doing the same. some of that rain is heavy at times. >> some are slowing down, kristen drove 50 in reverse out of her driveway. >>> it is wet, glad to
later today, clinton is scheduled to travel to cairo where world leaders are working to broker a cease-fire. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> the people for the ethical treatment of animals asking the white house to forego what it calls an outdated thanksgiving tradition. the head of peta wants president obama to skip today's turkey pardoning ceremony saying it makes light of the mass slaughter of 47 million birds. peta is asking americans to forego meat. the president is set to pardon...
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and then in cairo she will be meeting the man at the forefront of the talks, egyptian president morsi. and this is a real test for him and his presidency. and for him, what he can achieve. and if he can be a major player in the region, especially when it comes to the israeli/palestinian issues, the u.s. is looking for the key and cement with the egyptian president. so it's a very tense situation at the moment. we believe that both sides are trying to reach a deal, but at the moment there is no cease-fire that has been announced. >> lama hasan live in jerusalem. lama, thank you so much for the live report. >>> and back here at home, tens of millions of americans are venturing out for the thanksgiving holiday on what is likely the busiest travel day of the year. and i decided to travel today. >> have fun. >> mm-hmm. 90% are driving. that means lots of jammed highway as cross the country. aaa says the best time to get behind the wheel is 7:00 a.m. the worst is the evening rush. be sure to dial 511 for the latest travel and road closures in your state. i did not know that. >> good tip for
and then in cairo she will be meeting the man at the forefront of the talks, egyptian president morsi. and this is a real test for him and his presidency. and for him, what he can achieve. and if he can be a major player in the region, especially when it comes to the israeli/palestinian issues, the u.s. is looking for the key and cement with the egyptian president. so it's a very tense situation at the moment. we believe that both sides are trying to reach a deal, but at the moment there is no...
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she just landed in cairo. she's moving from cairo, jerusalem, ramallah and back. trying to broker some sort of peace here. obviously, this bombing here makes it much more difficult. josh? >> incredibly tense times. we'll have updates all morning long. thank you for that, matt gutman. >>> meanwhile, we're just getting word of more air strikes in gaza. you heard matt refer to them. we'll keep you posted on all of the developments through the morning in the region. >>> now to some big news on wall treat. what's being called the most lucrative insider trading scheme ever. federal authorities have leveled charges against a former po portfolio manager accused of making some $276 million off secret information on alzheimer's drugs. that portfolio manager worked for a hedge fund, owned by one of wall street's billionaire giants, steven cohen. cohen has not been charged. but at least five of his former associates have now been accused of insider trading. we'll have updates on this story, as well. >>> and no deal. that's the word from twinkiemaker, hostess. the company and
she just landed in cairo. she's moving from cairo, jerusalem, ramallah and back. trying to broker some sort of peace here. obviously, this bombing here makes it much more difficult. josh? >> incredibly tense times. we'll have updates all morning long. thank you for that, matt gutman. >>> meanwhile, we're just getting word of more air strikes in gaza. you heard matt refer to them. we'll keep you posted on all of the developments through the morning in the region. >>> now...
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. >>> in egypt, cairo's tahrir square is a tinderbox as protests against president morsi continue to grow. more than 200,000 people jammed the square to demonstrate against morsi's brazen power grab. tensions are growing across egypt, and alex marquadt reports now from cairo. >> reporter: the birthplace of egypt's revolution once again ringing with calls for the downfall of a dictator. this time it's for this man, president mohamed morsi, whom america relies on to be a regional peace broker. last week he granted himself unchecked power, leading to today's bloody clashes. the crowd is chanting the same chants we heard two years ago during the revolution, except that they have substituted mubarak for morsi. egyptians toppled president hosni mubarak, a dictator who ruled for three decades. they then held a historic election, voted in the new president, and now -- >> he's like a pharoah. >> reporter: morsi's office says the move is just temporary, to sideline remnants of the mubarak era and put egypt on the right track. the wise voices say it is far from clear who will win the showdown.
. >>> in egypt, cairo's tahrir square is a tinderbox as protests against president morsi continue to grow. more than 200,000 people jammed the square to demonstrate against morsi's brazen power grab. tensions are growing across egypt, and alex marquadt reports now from cairo. >> reporter: the birthplace of egypt's revolution once again ringing with calls for the downfall of a dictator. this time it's for this man, president mohamed morsi, whom america relies on to be a regional...
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it was announced yesterday by the egyptian foreign minister in cairo, at a joint press conference with secretary clinton we heard her there. he announced hostilities would stop at 9:00 p.m. local time. both sides, israel and hamas were still attacking each other to the last moment. israeli radio said some rockets were fired from gaza into southern israel, shortly after the cease-fire came, but no sign of israeli response or israeli retaliation. but since midnight, the idf, israeli defense forces say no rockets were fired from gaza. so far, the truce seems to be holding. we're over 11 hours into the cease-fire agreement, and it seems to be holding. but the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu warned of more severe action if the truce doesn't hold, if israeli citizens are unable to live in peace from the incoming rockets from hamas threatening them. if that happens, the israeli government would take severe action. they are using the opportunity to achieve a long lasting cease-fire. one senior israeli official said the threat of a ground invasion will remain in that case. he says we
it was announced yesterday by the egyptian foreign minister in cairo, at a joint press conference with secretary clinton we heard her there. he announced hostilities would stop at 9:00 p.m. local time. both sides, israel and hamas were still attacking each other to the last moment. israeli radio said some rockets were fired from gaza into southern israel, shortly after the cease-fire came, but no sign of israeli response or israeli retaliation. but since midnight, the idf, israeli defense...
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are a lot of talks taking place behind the scenes with the united nations secretary-general moon, in cairo, and egyptian president, he is spearheading these talks between hamas and israel. the israeli cabinet overnight had a four-hour meeting to discuss the egyptian proposal for a cease-fire. so they've decided for now to continue with the diplomatic efforts and hold off the ground operation. now, in terms of some of the demands of both israel and hamas, just to give you an idea what they want, israel wants hamas to stop firing rockets. so they don't want any hostile fire of any kind heading towards israeli city. on the other hand, hamas wants israel to stop target assassinations, and they want the siege lifted from gaza in place for years. >> obviously, lots of talk about the fighting and death toll continues to rise. another bloody night on both end, right, lama. >> reporter: absolutely. they're entering the seventh day, in the conflict, bombings have not stopped. the israeli air force, pounding strategic targets in gaza yesterday. the target was a hamas operative who was reportedly work
are a lot of talks taking place behind the scenes with the united nations secretary-general moon, in cairo, and egyptian president, he is spearheading these talks between hamas and israel. the israeli cabinet overnight had a four-hour meeting to discuss the egyptian proposal for a cease-fire. so they've decided for now to continue with the diplomatic efforts and hold off the ground operation. now, in terms of some of the demands of both israel and hamas, just to give you an idea what they want,...